Nakaseke Hospital
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Location
Nakaseke Hospital is located in the town of NakasekeNakaseke
Nakaseke is a town in Central Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Nakaseke District. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
, in Nakaseke District
Nakaseke District
Nakaseke District is a district in Central Uganda. It is named after Nakaseke, the largest town in the district and the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...
, Central Uganda
Central Region, Uganda
Central Region is a region of Uganda. It is coterminous with the Kingdom of Buganda, one of the ancient African monarchies that are constitutionally recognised in Uganda. It is divided into the following districts:...
, in the part of the country known as the Luweero Triangle
Luwero triangle
The Luweero triangle, sometimes spelled Luwero Triangle, is an area of Uganda to the north of the capital Kampala, where Yoweri Museveni started the guerrilla war in 1981, that propelled him and his National Resistance Movement into power in 1986....
.
Its location is approximately 65 kilometres (40.4 mi), by road, northwest of Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...
, Uganda's capital city
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
. This location is approximately 18 kilometres (11.2 mi), by road, southwest of the town of Luweero
Luweero
Luweero is a town in Central Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Luweero District. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
, the largest metropolitan area in the sub-region. The coordinates of Nakaseke Hospital are:0° 43' 3.00"N, 32° 23' 55.00"E(Latitude:0.717500; Longitude:32.398610).
Overview
Nakaseke hospital is a rural hospital built in the 1960s by the administration of Prime Minister Milton OboteMilton Obote
Apolo Milton Obote , Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971, then again from 1980 to 1985. He was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda towards independence from the British colonial administration in 1962.He was overthrown by Idi Amin in 1971, but...
. It serves Nakaseke District
Nakaseke District
Nakaseke District is a district in Central Uganda. It is named after Nakaseke, the largest town in the district and the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...
together with some parts of neighboring Luweero District and Wakiso District
Wakiso District
Wakiso District is a district in Central Uganda that encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The district is named after the town of Wakiso, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...
. It has a bed capacity of 120, although sometimes many more patients are admitted, with many sleeping on the floor.
During the National Resistance Movement War
National Resistance Army
The National Resistance Army , the military wing of the National Resistance Movement , was a rebel army that waged a guerrilla war, commonly referred to as the Luwero War or "the war in the bush", against the government of Milton Obote, and later that of Tito Okello.NRA was supported by Muammar...
in the early 1980s, the hospital served as a major health facility for the NRA
NRA
NRA is an abbreviation that may mean:* National regulatory authorities , government agencies tasked with regulating and supervising sections of public service and economy...
guerrillas. Dr. Ronald Bata (R.I.P), the then Medical Director of the hospital, was recruited into the guerrilla force and became their chief medical officer.
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See also
- NakasekeNakasekeNakaseke is a town in Central Uganda. It is the main municipal, administrative and commercial center of Nakaseke District. The district is named after the town.-Location:...
- Nakaseke DistrictNakaseke DistrictNakaseke District is a district in Central Uganda. It is named after Nakaseke, the largest town in the district and the location of the district headquarters.-Location:...
- Luweero TriangleLuwero triangleThe Luweero triangle, sometimes spelled Luwero Triangle, is an area of Uganda to the north of the capital Kampala, where Yoweri Museveni started the guerrilla war in 1981, that propelled him and his National Resistance Movement into power in 1986....
- National Resistance MovementNational Resistance MovementThe National Resistance Movement , commonly referred to as the Movement, is a political organization in Uganda.Until a referendum in 2005, Uganda held elections on a non-party basis. The NRM dominates parliament, however, and is expected to continue to do so. The presidential elections of 12 March...
- Hospitals in UgandaHospitals in UgandaThe largest state-owned hospital in Uganda is Mulago Hospital, built in Kampala 1962, with around 1,500 beds. Once it had an excellent medical school, with visitors from around the world to learn about tropical diseases. During the Amin administration, the hospital deteriorated along with the rest...